Mr Navin Verghese is a Consultant Spinal Surgeon at Sancta Maria Hospital, Swansea, with his NHS practice at Morriston Hospital, Swansea Bay University Health Board. Appointed as a consultant in 2013, he is Clinical Lead for the Spinal Surgical Unit covering the majority of spinal surgery for West and South West Wales, and Co-Chairman of the South Wales Spinal Surgical Clinical Reference Group, which is currently reconfiguring the management of emergency spinal care across the region.

Specialist Interests

• Degenerative cervical spine disease
• Degenerative lumbar spine disease
• Spinal tumours
• Spinal trauma and cord compression
• Spinal deformity correction (adults and children)
• Minimally invasive spinal surgery

Conditions Treated and Procedures Offered at Sancta Maria Hospital

• Cervical and lumbar microdiscectomy
• Decompression surgery
• Spinal fusion (all approaches)
• Disc arthroplasty
• Minimally invasive spinal procedures
• Needling procedures
• Vertebral body augmentation
• Spinal tumour surgery: decompression and stabilisation
• Spinal trauma surgery: decompression and stabilisation
• Spinal deformity correction in adults and children

Training and Fellowship

Mr Verghese qualified from St Bartholomew’s and the Royal London School of Medicine in 2003 and completed surgical training posts in London and Essex before being appointed Specialist Registrar on the All Wales Trauma and Orthopaedic Higher Surgical Training Programme in 2007. During this programme he trained in the spinal departments at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, and at the internationally renowned Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Hospital in Oswestry.

In 2012 he was awarded the prestigious AO International Spinal Fellowship in Brisbane, Australia, during which he gained extensive experience in contemporary spinal techniques including deformity correction in children and adults, lumbar reconstruction and spinal emergencies. During his fellowship he also contributed to the establishment of the spinal tumour service for Queensland and Northern Australia.

Academic Background and Research

Mr Verghese holds a Master’s degree in Trauma Surgery and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. He has published work in peer-reviewed journals, presented papers to learned societies, and lectured at national and international meetings. He has taught on a number of courses for junior doctors and continues to be actively involved in spinal surgical education.

Leadership Roles

• Clinical Lead, Spinal Surgical Unit, Swansea Bay University Health Board (South West Wales)
• Co-Chairman, South Wales Spinal Surgical Clinical Reference Group